Category: road trip

The Trans-Canada Highway: Roadside attractions you shouldn’t miss

As written for The Safe Driver.   The longest road in Canada, symbolically named the Trans-Canada Highway, connects the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. Stretching from far east to the far west, this road passes through all ten provinces of Canada. It links major cities such as Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal, just to name…



Summer road trips are the best!

There’s something about driving in the summer that gets the juices flowing. Maybe it’s having the windows down, or the music blaring or perhaps it’s the fact we take more road trips in the summer that sets it apart from the other seasons. Whatever your reason, it doesn’t matter. You don’t need a reason to…



4 essentials of a safe road trip

**A guest post as written for The Safe Driver.   Everyone has a bucket list of the things they wish to accomplish in their lifetime, and one of the most common items on this list will always be vacations and road trips. Everyone needs to take time to relax from all the hustle and bustle…



Getting the most out of your summer road trips

There are a lot of things the summer weather brings to us; vacations, BBQ’s, hanging out on the patio or the beach and road trips. There’s something about the hot sunny days that makes the music louder and the good times roll, but driving should never take a back seat to enjoying the summer weather….



Safety tips for long distance journeys

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   It’s summer season at the time of writing, so you may be heading out on your annual summer road trip. Alternatively, you may be visiting family, preparing for a work convention, or journeying for any number of other reasons. Whatever the case, if you are travelling…




6 Top tips for moms driving long distances with kids

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   A long trip with your children can be a wonderful occasion to bond and show them the world, but it can also be extremely trying for the parents (especially if it’s just one parent!). So, to make sure you won’t end up with drained batteries before…